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The history of Vienna has been long and varied, beginning when the Roman Empire created a military camp in the area now covered by Vienna's city centre. Vienna grew from the Roman settlement known as Vindobona to be an important trading site in the 11th century.
Vienna ( / viˈɛnə / ( listen); [9] [10] German: Wien [viːn] ( listen); Central Austro-Bavarian: Wean [veɐ̯n]; Viennese German and Austrian German: Wian [ vɪa:n]) is the capital and largest city of Austria. It is also one of Austria's nine states . It is in the east of the country on the river Danube.
Vienna (German: Wien; Austro-Bavarian: Wean) is the capital of Austria and by far its most populous city, with an urban population of 2 million and a metropolitan population of 2.9 million (2023). It is the country's artistic, cultural, economic and political centre.
Vienna is the capital, largest city, and one of nine federal states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's most populous city and its primate city, with about two million inhabitants, and its cultural, economic, and political center.
Vienna – capital of Austria and one of its nine states. It is the country's largest city, with over 1.8 million residents [1] within an area of 414.65 km 2 (160.10 sq mi). Vienna has a rich heritage and is considered one of the most livable cities in the world.
The splendid secular buildings of the Baroque era proclaimed Vienna’s stature as an imperial residence and one of the great world capitals. The Ottomans' failed siege of Vienna explained. Vienna withstood several sieges by the Ottomans, most notably in 1683. See all videos for this article.
It is an administrative district ( Bundesland) of its own. Before World War I, it was the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Oops something went wrong: Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria. It is also one of Austria's nine states.
